In a dry and waterless place, David looks inward and upward.  He finally realizes that when he ties his life to God he prospers.  He recognizes all the blessings God bestowed upon him and living within the Lord’s covenant is better than life itself.  David is moving towards reconciliation with God.  This is when the poet and the musician in David takes over.  He can’t help but lift his hands and rejoice.  

I too rejoiced because I was able to reconnect with my ministry, and by working through Psalm 63, I was able to start to reconnect in a deeply personal way with our Lord.

The Psalms have survived thousands of years as one of the vehicles by which the faithful can connect to the divine.   Psalms 63 in particular calls us to continually seek the Lord; to not become complacent in our prayer life; to recognize that if God is our priority and we consciously seek to place him in our lives, we will have satisfying and full lives despite the challenges, hardships, hurts and disappointments that this life can sometimes bring.

Be a seeker!

Cecilia Carroll
Advent Square Director Humble Servant and Handmaid of the Lord